Basant
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
2025-08-20 Pass Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE THREE CHEST FREEZERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES O FREEZERS.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNEESSARY ITEMS IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS CLEAN AND ORGANIZE BASEMENT.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
2024-09-23 Pass Canvass 3 ▾
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED EQUIPMENT AND FOOD SERVICE ITEMS SUCH AS POTS, PANS, AND SERVING ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN BASEMENT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE WESTERN SIDE STAIRS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED VARIOUS NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND BAR TO HAVE PARTIALLY TORN PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LINING ON STAINLESS STEEL EQUIPMENT. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES SIDES OF TWO REACH IN COOLERS, ONE DRAIN COMPARTMENT IN THE BAR, AND SIDE OF SHELV...
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED ONE OF MULTIPLE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE EACH CERTIFIED MANAGER ALSO OBTAINS PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
2023-10-03 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 5 ▾
COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP
NOTED PREMISE MAKING YOGURT WITH NO HACCP PLAN OR VARIANCE AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY ORDINANCE. MUST USE COMMERCIALLY PREPARED YOGURT UNTIL A HACCP PLAN APPROVAL IS OBTAINED.MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 62 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $40.0...
VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS
8-103.11. NO DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED TO THE CDPH FOR VARIANCE APPROVAL TO MAKE YOGURT. INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTATION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005(A). CITATION ISSUED CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE V...
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED SOME SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE FOIL PAPER TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH THICK GREASE ON TOP OF CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GREASE CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(B).
2022-11-07 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection CRITICAL 8 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE BAR AND THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FACILITY.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-202.15 OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE SIDE OF THE EXIT DOOR GOING TO THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
3-307.11 OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IS BEHIND A DISH CLEANING DEVICE USED FOR CLEANING THE BAR UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE DISH CLEANING DEVICE IN FRONT OF THE HANDWASHING SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
3-307.11 OBSERVED THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT WITH GREASE UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER SAID DEEP-FRYING UNIT WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
4-903.11 (A;B;D) OBSERVED ON THE DRAINBOARD OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK SPOONS AND FORKS NOT INVERTED. ALSO, UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA THERE WERE PANS AND TO- GO CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED INVERT ALL SAID EQUIPMENT AND...
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-101.17 OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT IN THE DRY GOODS STORAGE CLOSET, FOR THE BAR AREA, THE SHELVING UNITS WERE RAW WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT WITH FOOD-GRADE PAINT TO MAKE THE SAID SHELVING UNITS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAINED.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13 OBSERVED THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD WITH FOOD SPLATTERS AND DRIED FOOD RESIDUE ON THE SIDE OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID COOKING EQUIPMENT.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11 OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD-UP ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE EQUIPMENT AT THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS.
2022-11-02 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 9 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT EMPLOYEE (MEN AND WOMEN) BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER WAS 64.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. ALSO, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EMPLOYEES WA...
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE BAR AND THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FACILITY.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE SIDE OF THE EXIT DOOR GOING TO THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT WITH GREASE UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO COVER SAID DEEP-FRYING UNIT WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IS BEHIND A DISH CLEANING DEVICE USED FOR CLEANING THE BAR UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE DISH CLEANING DEVICE IN FRONT OF THE HANDWASHING SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED ON THE DRAINBOARD OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK SPOONS AND FORKS NOT INVERTED. ALSO, UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA THERE WERE PANS AND TO- GO CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED INVERT ALL SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT IN THE DRY GOODS STORAGE CLOSET, FOR THE BAR AREA, THE SHELVING UNITS WERE RAW WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT WITH FOOD-GRADE PAINT TO MAKE THE SAID SHELVING UNITS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAINED.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD WITH FOOD SPLATTERS AND DRIED FOOD RESIDUE ON THE SIDE OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID COOKING EQUIPMENT.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD-UP ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE EQUIPMENT AT THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS.
2021-11-17 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass Re-Inspection 2 ▾
COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP
NOTED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON-SITE AND SOME FOOD ITEMS (LAMB)INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER VACUUM PACKAGED WITH NO PROOF OF HACCP OR VARIANCE PER HEALTH CODE REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISCONTINUE THE VACUUM PACKAGING PROCESS UNTIL A VAR...
VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS
NOTED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON-SITE AND SOME FOOD ITEMS (LAMB CHOPS) INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER VACUUM PACKAGED WITH NO PROOF OF HACCP OR VARIANCE PER HEALTH CODE REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISCONTINUE THE VACUUM PACKAGING PROCESS UNTI...
2021-08-31 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 3 ▾
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-010.MUST PROVIDE.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 12-22-20 INSPECTION # 2464008. VIOLATION 55.FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE.(EXPOSED BRICK).MUST SEAL USING DRY WALL ETC. VIOLATION 56.FOUND CEILING EXHAUST ...
2020-12-22 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 4 ▾
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEANUP PROCEDURE WITH SPILL KIT.(DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS). PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE.(EXPOSED BRICK).MUST SEAL USING DRY WALL ETC.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND CEILING EXHAUST OUT OF ORDER INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN'S RESTROOMS.MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
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